Blue Nile State

E192972
state of Sudan

Blue Nile State is a region in southeastern Sudan known for its fertile riverine landscapes, ethnic diversity, and history of conflict and political marginalization.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Blue Nile State canonical 3
Blue Nile state 2
ولاية النيل الأزرق 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Sudan ⓘ
administrativeCenter Ad-Damazin ⓘ
bordersCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
bordersState Benishangul-Gumuz Region ⓘ
Sennar State ⓘ
Jonglei State ⓘ
surface form: Upper Nile State
capital Ad-Damazin ⓘ
conflictLinkedTo center–periphery tensions in Sudan ⓘ
political exclusion ⓘ
resource control ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
economyBasedOn irrigated agriculture ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
governedBy Government of Sudan ⓘ
hasArmedGroup Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North ⓘ
hasCity Ad-Damazin ⓘ
Roseires ⓘ
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasConflict War in Sudan ⓘ
surface form: Blue Nile conflict
hasDam Roseires Dam ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Arab groups ⓘ
Berta ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Ingessana ⓘ
Uduk ⓘ
hasIssue food insecurity ⓘ
internal displacement ⓘ
land disputes ⓘ
hasNaturalResource fertile alluvial soils ⓘ
hasPeaceAgreement Juba Peace Agreement ⓘ
hasRiver Blue Nile ⓘ
hasSeason dry season ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ
knownFor ethnic diversity ⓘ
fertile riverine landscapes ⓘ
history of conflict ⓘ
political marginalization ⓘ
largestCity Ad-Damazin ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern Sudan ⓘ
namedAfter Blue Nile ⓘ
partOf Sudan ⓘ
producesCrop cotton ⓘ
gum arabic ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
subdivisionType state ⓘ
wasPartOf Greater Upper Nile ⓘ
surface form: Greater Upper Nile region

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Nile → passesThrough → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Gumuz languages → region → Blue Nile State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Nile state
Sennar State → borderedBy → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Sudan–South Sudan relations → involvesTerritory → Blue Nile State ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Nile state
Blue Nile region → alternativeName → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Blue Nile region → arabicName → Blue Nile State ⓘ
this entity surface form: ولاية النيل الأزرق